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Kevin W. Sweeney
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  • Douglas,Ontario
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Constant Fighting

Started this discussion. Last reply by Adam Gaska Jul 14, 2009. 13 Replies

heat and sun

Started this discussion. Last reply by Don Aberle Jun 13, 2009. 1 Reply

Finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Started this discussion. Last reply by Kevin W. Sweeney Jun 8, 2009. 5 Replies

 

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Kevin W. Sweeney replied to John Walter's discussion Oldest farmer you know
"Hi John....... The oldest guy I know in my area is 86,I've done his combining for 21 years. His son left the farm quit a few years ago to follow other interests and has no desire to return. He has finally decided to sell out and I know this…"
Mar 28, 2010
Kevin W. Sweeney replied to John Walter's discussion World's worst weeds
"In my area night shade use to be a problem,now it's sow thistle and field bindweed. trying to beat the problem with a better a rotation"
Oct 7, 2009
Kevin W. Sweeney replied to Scott Strand's discussion Corn and Bean Yields?
"bean harvest just got started here in Ontario 13.5% but stalks are tough. Yield is good for us on heavy clay mid 50's to low 60's but we have had a week of rain with another 3-4 days to come . As far as the corn we haven't had anybody…"
Oct 5, 2009
Kevin W. Sweeney commented on Bryan's blog post Harvest
"started beans yesterday, they look very good,moisture was 13.5%.stalks seem tough but beans rattle in the pods. corn about 2 weeks,looks good as well"
Sep 26, 2009
Kevin W. Sweeney replied to Jerry's discussion ford tractors. tw-30, tw-35, 8830's any one know much about these?
"Hi Jerry............ Blue tractors are all my wife and I have except a Versatile 555. We have 7 Fords,from a 4610 loader tractor up to a 9700(140 hp) These tractors are very cheap and easy to work on. Four out of the seven have dual power and if you…"
Sep 16, 2009
Kevin W. Sweeney replied to dale a. Brandt's discussion shopping for combines
"can't go wrong with CIH. I run a red one and love it! Specialty rotor is the way to go for corn,beans,canola and for thrashing cereals but if you want to save the straw for baling a standard rotor is a little more forgiving. Got mine with about…"
Sep 12, 2009
Kevin W. Sweeney replied to Don Aberle's discussion Soybean Aphids
"Hi Don.......... Here in Ontario, I'm one of the lucky ones(at least in my area),only counted 4-5 aphids in a 25 foot stretch.Two miles away some people had upwards of 200 aphids in a 10 foot stretch. Luck was really on my side! No soy rust in…"
Aug 26, 2009
Kevin W. Sweeney replied to Josh Russell's discussion Climate Change Bill
"You're right about the prime land being used for these projects. I live only 30 minutes from the West Carleton Project and can hardly believe what changes have taken place on this property! The corn and soy crops on this farm were some of the…"
Aug 20, 2009
Kevin W. Sweeney joined Don Aberle's group
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Aug 2, 2009
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Kevin W. Sweeney replied to Matt Folsom's discussion Annual Combine Repairs.
"I run a 1440 IH and a 750 Massey and both are over 4000hrs. We put about 1000 acres through each one/year. Our repair bill usually runs around 3000-4000/year(mostly the Massey) The IH is pretty simple and easy to work on and pretty much bomb proof"
Jul 27, 2009
Kevin W. Sweeney commented on Michael's video
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Too much rain

"And I thought 7 inches in 12 hours was to much!!!!!!!!!!"
Jul 26, 2009
Kevin W. Sweeney commented on Troy Mattern's photo
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Our 2388

"Like your choice of combines,is the other one a 1660 or 1680"
Jul 24, 2009
Kevin W. Sweeney replied to Don Aberle's discussion Harvest: how are your crops shaping up?
"Crops look ok,but are behind because of all the rain and cool temps. Corn is 5-6 feet,beans are a foot to18 inches,with some flooded out areas in both crops. Cereal crops look the best and seem to be on track(approx.3 weeks to harvest) Calling for a…"
Jul 24, 2009
Kevin W. Sweeney replied to dale a. Brandt's discussion i think we are in trouble!!!!
"Hi Dale......... I can feel your pain,same thing happened to me in 2002 except from July 10th on I never got a drop of rain until September 19th. I had corn that was 9-10 feet tall and not a cob(120 acres), the soys were a wash and my spring wheat…"
Jul 22, 2009
Kevin W. Sweeney commented on K2's photo
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"Good thing that they aren't really that tall,because it might be a bit of a tangled mess to try and combine"
Jul 21, 2009
Kevin W. Sweeney commented on John Walter's blog post New Farmers for the Future slideshow
"Great summer slideshow John. It's great to see what's going on around North America."
Jul 20, 2009

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At 11:01am on July 19, 2009, Brett Emmert said…
That field was doing about 80 bu. As steep as it looks in the pics, the pics don’t truly do it justice. That was also what is considered only kinda steep, my buddy who was driving said that they were even to the butt pucker stuff yet. His Gleaner does REALLY well with out a leveler.
At 11:00am on July 19, 2009, Brett Emmert said…
That field was doing about 80 bu. As steep as it looks in the pics, the pics don’t truly do it justice. That was also what is considered only kinda steep, my buddy who was driving said that they were even to the butt pucker stuff yet. His Gleaner does REALLY well with out a leveler.
At 8:45pm on July 8, 2009, Kristine Kohlhaas said…
Hi- Yea we had a tornado hit our place last summer. It is our 5th one and this was just some of the damage. Good ol' Iowa weather. I'm not sure on the exact count of the combines but there were close to 100. We farm about 1500 acres of corn and soybeans. We have a few acres in pastures and alfalfa but not too much of that up North. That's mostly southern Iowa....And We are GREEN or go home!
 
 
 

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